Denver, here is my list of things to do this weekend [March 28th - 31st]

Hello, Denver!

We have a shorter list this week than usual with the Easter holiday on Sunday, but I’m sure you’ll find something you enjoy.

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Here are my top picks of the weekend:

• Thursday: Saxsquatch @ Aggie Theatre @ 8PM

• Friday: Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele @ Kirk of Highland @ 6:30PM / 8:45PM

• Saturday: ‘Selena’ Screening @ DMNS @ 7PM

Cheers!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - ‘Neon Lights’ Musical Performance @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House Presented by The Denver Gay Men's Chorus, this show is a tribute to Broadway filled with Broadway-style dances, razzle dazzle, and inspirational songs from over a dozen Broadway shows.

All weekend - Chris Hardwick Stand Up @ Comedy Works Downtown

All weekend - Jon Lovitz Stand Up @ Comedy Works South

All weekend - ‘Shen Yun’ Performance @ Buell Theatre Watch ancient legends, heavenly realms and modern tales of courage spring to life through classical Chinese dance.

All weekend - Disney on Ice: Mickey’s Search Party @ Denver Coliseum Join Mickey Mouse and his friends in an adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts!

All weekend - ‘Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812’ Musical @ Arvada Center LAST CHANCE - Nominated for 12 Tony-awards upon its roaring premiere, this musical extravaganza combines the unimaginable - electropop tunes with the scandalous slice of Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace.’

All weekend - ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ Family-Friendly Musical @ Arvada Center Arnold Lobel's treasured characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure.

All weekend - The Improvised Shakespeare Company Comedy Show @ Garner Galleria Theatre The dazzling players create a brand new, fully improvised masterpiece right before your eyes. Enjoy an evening of spontaneous comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare!

All weekend - ‘Noises Off’ Play @ Arvada Center A play withing a play, this relentless, high-energy farce is filled with embarrassing moments, behind-the-scenes kerfuffles, physical comedy hijinks, and even flying sardines.

All weekend - ‘Miss Holmes’ Play @ Northglenn Arts Recreation Center In this unconventional adaptation of the detective story everyone loves, Miss Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Dorothy Watson must uncover the truth on a pattern of sinister murders in London.

All weekend - ‘Gem of the Ocean’ Play @ Aurora Fox Center Exploring the stories and experiences of black Americans in the early 20th century, this play advocates for the value of community and the power of belief.

All weekend - ‘The Cost of Living’ Play @ Curious Theatre In this wry and quietly observed play, Polish-born playwright Martyna Majok interweaves the stories of four lonely souls to examine the forces that bring people together and the ways we all need each other.

All weekend - ‘Guadalupe in the Guest Room’ Play @ CFU Lowry Campus Exploring language barriers, cultural differences, and grief, this play is a deeply moving and very funny celebration of life, new beginnings, and the healing power of telenovelas.

All weekend - ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Play @ Vintage Theatre A family drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, ‘The Glass Menagerie’ is an icon of the American theater.

Ongoing - ‘Space Explorers: The Infinite’ Immersive Experience @ Stanley Marketplace Embark on an immersive excursion through new breathtaking videos that reveal the many wonders of space exploration.

Ongoing - ‘The Berlin Airlift: Supplies from the Sky’ Exhibition @ Wings Museum The exhibit shares the lessons of courage, perseverance, and the triumph of the human spirit and pays tribute to the brave citizens who risked their lives to bring hope to a divided city.

Ongoing - 'Spookadelia' Immersive Show @ Spectra Art Space 'Spookadelia: Doubt’s Echo' is an all-ages narrative-driven psychedelic immersive art, theatrical, and highly interactive experience.

Ongoing - ‘Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place’ Exhibition @ DAM Capturing the Colorado Plateau, Sheikh’s portraits and landscapes shed light on the far-reaching consequences of extractive industry and climate change.

Ongoing - ‘The Russells in Denver, 1921’ Exhibition @ DAM Charles M. Russel’s works capture the vast landscapes, mountain ranges, and peoples of the American West of the 1880s, thus leaving a valuable chronicle of the West that once was.

Ongoing - ‘Personal Geographies’ Exhibition @ DAM The exhibition presents a selection of images by two artists - Trent Davis Bailey and Brian Adams who seek to understand themselves and the places they treasure though photography.

Ongoing - Spring Exhibition Series @ MCA MCA’s Spring series includes solo exhibitions of three contemporary artists whose multidisciplinary works focus on the exploration of the natural phenomena, landscapes, and human interactions with the natural world.

Ongoing - ‘Performing Self’ Exhibition @ Boulder Museum of Contemporary ArtThis exhibition provides a look into how seven multidisciplinary artists celebrate the mutability of self-identity through the embodiment of alter egos or personae.